Video Game Genre

Genres in the specific category of video games. This article also lists the genres.

Overview

A video game genre (コンピュータゲームのジャンル, konpyūtā gēmu no janru, lit. computer game genre) is the classification of genres for video games.

Genre	Sub-genre
Action Game (ACT)	Beat 'em up　Fighting Game　Wrestling Game Crime Action Game　Hunting Action (Hunting Game) Action Role-Playing Game (ARPG)　Action Adventure　Action Shooter Stealth Action
Adventure Game (ADV)	Novel Game　Visual novel　Sound Novel　Escape Game　Action adventure
Music Game (Sound Game)	Rhythm Game
Puzzle Game	Falling Block Puzzle　Sokoban
Racing Game (RCG)	Flight Simulator　Kart Racing Game
Role-Playing Game (RPG)	Roguelike　Dungeon Crawler　Action Role-Playing Game (ARPG)　Simulation Role Playing Game (SRPG)
Strategic Simulation (Strategy)	Turn-Based Strategy (TBS)　Real-Time Strategy (RTS)　Tower Offense　Tower Defense　Simulation Role Playing Game (SRPG)　Line Defense
Shooter Game	Shoot 'em up　Light Gun Shooter (Gun Game)　First-Person Shooter (FPS)　Third Person Shooter (TPS)　Barrage Shooter　Flight Shooter　Action Shooter
Simulation Game (SLG)	Training Game　Management Simulation

Since there are several classification systems for video games, almost all games fall into more than one category.

For example, a gal game may be classified as an adventure game or a nurturing simulation game in terms of rules.